Brazil vs Northern Africa: Other land — Area

Brazil
109,381 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern Africa
537,965 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
Northern Africa rank
7th

Other land — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Northern Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072024

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 537,965 1000 ha against 109,381 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 428,584 1000 ha.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 4.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 11th and Northern Africa ranks 7th of 218 countries.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 16,411 1000 ha 563,980 1000 ha 547,569 1000 ha Northern Africa
2000s 61,966 1000 ha 557,216 1000 ha 495,250 1000 ha Northern Africa
2010s 85,206 1000 ha 540,612 1000 ha 455,406 1000 ha Northern Africa
2020s 103,086 1000 ha 537,820 1000 ha 434,733 1000 ha Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Brazil or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 537,965 1000 ha against 109,381 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Brazil and Northern Africa?
428,584 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Northern Africa rank globally for other land — area?
Brazil ranks 11th and Northern Africa ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.